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CURRICULUM/INSTRUCTION
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Section 2:

Appropriateness to Today
Question 1: Do you think the curriculum in the public schools in your community needs to be changed to meet today's needs, or do you think it already meets today's needs? (Asked in: 1970, 1982, 2006, 2014.)
[Code: 67-CurEA-1]

Question 2: In what ways do you feel it needs to be changed? More emphasis on basics; More practical instruction; More vocational instruction; Raise adacemic standards. (Asked in: 1982.)
[Code: 120-CurEA-2]

Basic Subjects
Question 3: Have you heard or read about the back-to-basics movement in education? (Asked in: 1977.)
[Code: 86-CurEB-3]

Question 4: When this term is used, do you think of anything besides reading, writing, and arithmetic? (Asked in: 1977.)
[Code: 88-CurEB-4]

Question 5: Do you favor or oppose this back-to-basics movement? (Asked in: 1977.)
[Code: 85-CurEB-5]

Question 6: As I read off each high school subject, would you tell me if you think that subject should be given more emphasis, less emphasis, or the same emphasis it now receives in high school, regardless of whether or not you think it should be required? Mathematics, English, Science, History/U.S. government, Geography, Foreign language, Music, Art. (Asked in: 1990, 1994.)
[Code: 84-CurEB-6]

Question 7: People have different ideas as to what constitutes the so-called basic subjects in school. Would you name the school subjects that you consider to be the basics? Mathematics, English, Science, History/U.S. government, Geography, Computer training, Physical education, Art, Social studies, Foreign language, Music, Health education, Vocational training, Career education, Business, Other, Don't know. (Asked in: 1997.)
[Code: 87-CurEB-7]

Beyond the Basics
Question 8: Please look over this card, which lists areas in which some public high schools offer instruction beyond the standard academic courses. If you were the one to decide, which subject areas would you require every public high school student to study? Drug abuse education, Alcohol abuse education, AIDS education, Sex education, Environmental issues and problems, Teen pregnancy, Driver education, Character education, Parenting/parent training, Dangers of nuclear waste, Dangers of nuclear war, Communism/socialism. (Asked in: 1983, 1984, 1990.)
[Code: 89-CurEB-8]

Breadth Versus Basics
Question 9: As you know, many high school students are allowed to choose many of their academic courses. Would you favor or oppose requiring high school students to take a standardized core curriculum of certain courses? (Asked in: 1999.)
[Code: 90-CurEB-9]

Question 10: On a five-point scale, where 5 means strongly agree and 1 means strongly disagree, please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements. Note: Statements appear in the order that received the strongest support.
Today's schools should teach students critical thinking skills.
Today's schools should teach students communication skills.
Today's schools should teach students how to set meaningful goals.
Today's schools should know how to motivate students.
Today's schools should teach students how to collaborate on projects.
Today's schools should foster students' creativity.
Today's schools should promote students' well-being.
Today's schools should build students' character.
(Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 964-CurX-10] [Code: 90-CurEB-9]

Question 11: Suppose the increased emphasis on reading and mathematics results in reduced emphasis on the other subjects in the curriculum. In your opinion, would this be a good thing or a bad thing? (Asked in: 2002, 2008.)
[Code: 92-CurEB-11]

Question 12: Public high schools can offer students a wide variety of courses, or they can concentrate on fewer basic courses, such as English, mathematics, history, and science. Which of these policies do you think the local high schools should follow in planning their curricula -- a wide variety of courses or fewer but more basic courses? (Asked in: 1979, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2006.)
[Code: 91-CurEB-12]

Career Education
Question 13: Do you think that the school curriculum should give more emphasis, or less emphasis, to careers and career preparation in high school? (Asked in: 1976.)
[Code: 68-CurEC-13]

Question 14: Do you think the elementary school curriculum should, or should not, include information about jobs and careers? (Asked in: 1976.)
[Code: 69-CurEC-14]

Emphases on Career Skills
Question 15: Now, using a five-point scale, where 5 means strongly agree and 1 means strongly disagree, please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements about public schools in this country. a. High school students should receive more education about possible career choices. b. High school students should specialize in a career area of their choice in high school. c. High schools should place more emphasis on preparing students for career fields with more employment opportunities. d. High schools should place more emphasis on preparing all students to attend college. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 988-CurEX-15]

Emphases on Student Skills
Question 16: Which one of the following areas do you think the local public schools should give the main emphasis to: the academic skills of students, the ability of students to work with others, or the ability of students to take responsibility? (Asked in: 1999, 2008.)
[Code: 93-CurEE-16]

Emphasis on the Basics
Question 17: Some school districts have been told that they must require students to take more courses in basic subjects, such as math and science, thus reducing the number of elective courses students can take. Do you think this requirement would improve or hurt the quality of the public schools in this community? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 96-CurEE-17]

Question 18: Is it your impression that the public elementary schools give enough attention, or not enough attention, to reading, writing, and arithmetic? (Asked in: 1987.)
[Code: 95-CurEE-18]

Essential Subjects
Question 19: Public schools can teach many different things. Will you tell me in the case of each of these high school subjects, whether you regard it as essential for all students, or not too essential? Mathematics, English grammar & composition, Civics/government, U.S. History, Science, Geography, Physical education, Interdependence of nations/foreign relations, Music Foreign language, Art. (Asked in: 1979.)
[Code: 97-CurEE-19]

Emphasis: Amount of Emphasis
Question 20: In your opinion, do the public schools in this community give too much emphasis to teaching science and math, not enough emphasis, or about the right amount of emphasis? (Asked in: 2007.)
[Code: 849-CurEA-20]

Question 22: Some educators believe that common core standards would provide more consistency in the quality of education between school districts and between states. Do you believe that having common core standards would provide more consistency in the quality of education between school districts and states? (Asked in: 2012.)
[Code: 931-CurEB-22]

Question 23: Do you believe common core standards would improve the quality of education in your community, decrease the quality of education in your community, or have no effect? (Asked in: 2012.)
[Code: 933-CurEB-23]

Question 24: Before today, have you ever heard of the Common Core State Standards? (Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 948-CurCC-24]

Question 25: Now, on a five-point scale, where 5 means strongly agree and 1 means strongly disagree, please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements about the Common Core State Standards. (Asked only of those who have heard of the Common Core.) (Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 949-CurCC-25]

Question 26: Do you believe Common Core State Standards would help make education in the United States more competitive globally, less competitive globally, or have no effect globally? (Asked only of those who have heard of the Common Core.) (Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 950-CurCC-26]

Question 27: How knowledgeable are you about the Common Core State Standards? Would you say very knowledgeable, somewhat knowledgeable, not very knowledgeable, or not at all knowledgeable? (Asked only of those who have heard of the Common Core.) (Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 952-CurCC-27]

Question 28: How much, if anything, have you heard about the new national standards for teaching reading, writing, and math in grades K through 12, known as the Common Core State Standards --€” a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or nothing at all? (Asked in: 2014, 2015.)
[Code: 969-CurCC-28]

Question 29: How did you first hear about the Common Core State Standards? (Asked of those who indicated some knowledge of the Common Core.) (Asked in: 2014, 2015.)
[Code: 970-CurCC-29]

Question 30: Do you favor or oppose having the teachers in your community use the Common Core State Standards to guide what they teach? (Asked of those who indicated some knowledge of the Common Core.) (Asked in: 2014, 2015.)
[Code: 971-CurCC-30]

Question 31: Would you say that each of the following is a very important, somewhat important, not very important, or a not at all important reason that you favor the use of the Common Core State Standards to guide what teachers in your community teach? (Asked of those who indicated some knowledge of the Common Core and who FAVOR using the Common Core.) How about:
A. The Common Core State Standards are more challenging than other academic standards used in the past.
B. Teachers in our community support the Common Core State Standards.
C. Common Core State Standards will yield student tests that give parents a better understanding of what students have learned.
D. The Common Core State Standards will help more students learn what they need to know regardless of where they go to school. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 972-CurCC-31]

Question 32: Would you say that each of the following is a very important, somewhat important, not very important, or a not at all important reason that you oppose the use of the Common Core State Standards to guide what teachers in your community teach? (Asked of those who indicated some knowledge of the Common Core and who OPPOSE using the Common Core.) How about:
A. The teachers in our community do not support the Common Core State Standards.
B. The federal government initiated the Common Core State Standards.
C. The Common Core State Standards will limit the flexibility that teachers have to teach what they think is best.
D. The Common Core State Standards will result in a national curriculum and national tests. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 973-CurCC-32]

Question 33: In your opinion, are the Common Core State Standards too challenging for most students, not challenging enough, or are the Common Core State Standards just about right for most students? (Asked of those who indicated some knowledge of Common Core.)(Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 974-CurCC-33]

Career Skills
Question 34: Do you think public high schools in your community should offer more job or career skills classes than they do now, fewer such classes, or do they offer about the right amount of them? (Asked in: 2017.)
[Code: 1037-Cur2CX-34]

Question 35: Do you think public high schools should or should not offer job or career skills classes if it means that those students spend less time in academic classes? (Asked in: 2017.)
[Code: 1036-Cur2CX-35]

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